Rule 8.3 - LONMIN
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in LONMIN
Class of relevant security ORD USD1
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 24 September 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 7,682,927 4.91% 419,877 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 288,277 0.18% 1,258,156 0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,971,204 5.10% 1,678,033 1.07%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
Purchase 551,238 25.7277
Purchase 551,238 25.7277
Purchase 2,200 25.3438
Purchase 56,628 25.7991
Purchase 273 25.4000
Purchase 40,775 25.6183
Purchase 3,000 26.0292
Purchase 119,947 26.2912
Purchase 4,645 26.0247
Purchase 119,947 26.2912
Purchase 2,400 25.7713
Purchase 11,608 25.8357
Purchase 51,884 25.6507
Purchase 1,032 26.5000
Purchase 89 25.7538
Sale 551,238 25.7277
Sale 54,626 25.8303
Sale 4,686 26.1000
Sale 496 25.9506
Sale 600 26.8626
Sale 4,645 26.0247
Sale 119,947 26.2912
Sale 11,131 25.9189
Sale 551,238 25.7277
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 551238 25.7277
CFD Long 54626 25.8302
CFD Long 11131 25.9188
CFD Long 496 25.9505
CFD Long 4645 26.0247
CFD Long 4686 26.1
CFD Long 600 26.8626
CFD Short 2200 25.3438
CFD Short 40775 25.6183
CFD Short 51884 25.6507
CFD Short 551238 25.7277
CFD Short 89 25.7538
CFD Short 2400 25.7712
CFD Short 56628 25.7991
CFD Short 11608 25.8356
CFD Short 4645 26.0247
CFD Short 3000 26.0292
CFD Short 119947 26.2912
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 25 September 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk